Cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs: review on biomechanics, etiopathogenetic factors and rehabilitation

G Spinella, G Arcamone, S Valentini - Veterinary Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) rupture is one of the most common orthopaedic conditions
in veterinary medicine. CrCL plays a fundamental role in the stability and biomechanics of …

An update on mobility assessment of dogs with musculoskeletal disease

N Clark, E Comerford - Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mobility impairments associated with musculoskeletal diseases, such as osteoarthritis and
degenerative joint disease, affect approximately 200,000 dogs annually and pose a notable …

Four-limb wireless IMU sensor system for automatic gait detection in canines

X Zhang, GJ Jenkins, CH Hakim, D Duan, G Yao - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study aims to develop a 4-limb canine gait analysis system using wireless inertial
measurement units (IMUs). 3D printed sensor holders were designed to ensure quick and …

GenPup-M: A novel validated owner-reported clinical metrology instrument for detecting early mobility changes in dogs

NL Clark, KT Bates, LK Harris, AW Tomlinson… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objective To use a previously validated veterinary clinical examination sheet, Liverpool
Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD) questionnaire, combined with kinetic and kinematic gait …

Inter-rater reliability in performing stifle goniometry in normal and cranial cruciate ligament disease affected dogs: a prospective randomized controlled study

F Volz, JM Schmutterer, TS Vockrodt, Y Zablotski… - BMC Veterinary …, 2024 - Springer
Background Goniometry can be performed clinically in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament
disease (CCLD). The purpose of this study was (1) to compare reliability of stifle goniometry …

Dogs as pets and pests: Global patterns of canine abundance, activity, and health

CM Bryce - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Dogs (Canis familiaris) were the first domesticated species and, at an estimated population
of 1 billion individuals, are globally ubiquitous today. Describing the tremendous …

A motion generation strategy of robotic rat using imitation learning for behavioral interaction

H Xie, G Jia, M Al-Khulaqui, Z Gao… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we propose a motion generation strategy using imitation learning (IL) for
biomimetic robots to interact with animals in a more natural manner. We previously …

[HTML][HTML] New technologies applied to canine limb prostheses: A review

PG Arauz, P Chiriboga, MG García, I Kao… - Veterinary …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although only a few studies have investigated about the development of animal prosthesis,
currently, there is an increasing interest in canine limb prosthesis design and its clinical …

Quantification of phenobarbital-induced ataxia in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy

T Sherif, F Twele, S Meller, A Müller-Anders… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ataxia is a clinical sign seen in several neurological diseases and has been reported as an
adverse effect of anti-seizure medication such as phenobarbital (PB). Efforts to objectify …

Two Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem-Cells Injections to Osteoarthritic Elbows in Dogs—Pilot Study

M Domaniza, M Hluchy, D Cizkova, F Humenik… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of synovial joints characterized by
joint inflammation, damage of articular cartilage, and degenerative changes in periarticular …